Barbara Oakley’s ‘Improve Your Study Skills: How to Excel at Math and Science: Even if you Flunked Algebra’ (Part 2)
If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series, be sure to check it out before beginning this section on study skills. Similar to swinging a bat properly in baseball or fiddling a violin well in an orchestra, studying and test-taking take proper technique to master. Even top students can improve their performance by learning[…]
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Barbara Oakley’s ‘Improve Your Study Skills: How to Excel at Math and Science: Even if you Flunked Algebra’ (Part 1)
The new mantra is to study smarter, not harder. Then of course, there is the age-old question, are smart people born that way? At birth, are babies predisposed to have a higher IQ? Can IQ be improved upon? —— Recent studies have shown that in regard to academic intelligence, IQ accounts for just over half[…]
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Getting off the College Waitlist
How does it Feel? Being waitlisted is bitter sweet if it is at your top choice, “dream school.” The spectrum of feelings include: That’s good! They did not outright reject me. I don’t know how I feel. Is this good or bad news? I’m annoyed. I didn’t want to go there anyway. The college did[…]
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Is the College Admissions Scandal as bad as it seems? Well Yes & No!
Yes! It is obvious that at least one university was “asleep at the switch,” and that school is my beloved University of Southern California, USC, despite its academic and athletic excellence and prestige, appears to at least occasionally hire men and women who lack of integrity. This fosters a culture of corruption and poor oversight[…]
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25 qualities that the Ivy League, Stanford, MIT and other premier colleges look for
The regular decision acceptance rate at Stanford University is a “jaw dropping” 3.3%, while the overall acceptance rate is 4.3%. Harvard admissions is marginally easier. In other words, for even students supremely talented and academically gifted, the odds are unlikely to gain admission to America’s most elite universities. However, if you know what the Ivies[…]
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The Basics for Writing a Winning Personal Statement
Approach your personal statement as an opportunity to: Connect with the Reader What do you want to tell a total stranger about yourself? Articulate What Matters to You The enlightened reader wants to see inside your soul. They want to know what interests you, what challenges you, what inspires you, and what will be your[…]
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How to get into Harvard according to Harvard
Things William R. Fitzsimmons the dean of Harvard College and Financial Aid looks for There are various formulas for getting into Harvard University. Regretfully, even for exceptionally qualified students, there are no guarantees. Students with a 4.0 GPA (unweighted), 1600 SAT or 36 ACT scores, and 5’s on 9 AP exams don’t always get accepted[…]
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What is the New Paradigm Shift in College Admissions?
In the winter of 2016, January to be precise, the Harvard Graduate School of Education published a body of work entitled, “Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good Through College Admissions.” This transformative report and the recommendations within it are a substantial attempt to reframe the narrative in the admissions process.[…]
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Should You Take the SAT or the ACT?
Overview: The SAT and ACT are standardized tests that serve the same purpose. Both are used by colleges in the United States for admission and merit-based scholarships. They have many similarities and many differences. The SAT was established in 1926. The ACT developed in 1989, and surpassed the SAT in total test takers in[…]
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Tips On How to Get Into Stanford
Never base an important college application decision on a post by a high school student. Your best bet is to do some research, and use some common sense. While obviously strong grades and standardized test scores are important. But don’t let low academics discourage you from applying to your dream school. Stanford uses a holistic[…]
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